Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-03-26
CHINESE HOLIDAY COSTUMES.
exquisite Embellishments of MonGui
Maidens.

exquisite embellishments Vi NhohS"i
Maidens.
During the celebration Ot the New
Year, now going on in Chinese quarter,
there are many rich aud beautiful cos
tunes to be seen worn by the alom-
eyed damsclS OF the city. The love of
bright colors is not more marked
among the negroes than among the ORR
entails. and richness of apparel ranks
with them above dainty food and do
mestic cleanliness. The blending and
association of colors exhibited in their
dresses is very interest nc and not lit
tie peculiar to the gentle eve. No con-
trast to the Mongol eye is too str king;
no mass of colOrs too glaring, and no
single shade too vivid. Nor are the
women alone in their desire for snowy
dress The men also delight in brill
liant hues. delicate laycndcrS, golden
FELLOWS, ana yerdant green.
The young Chinese girls are particul.
airy gay in their dress. Their love of
bright colors is not limited to the clothes
they put on, for their faces. are al
ways highly crimsoned with Chinese
red and their hair is plastered and or
namcnted with flowers, jewelry, beads.
laces. and gaudy ribbons. Some of
their costumes are picturesque enough
and the bold contrasts Of glowing col
OrS are worthy of note.
One oriental damsel who was airing
herself and her iinery simultaneously
Yesterday afternoon on Dupont street
wore a pale blue silk cont with huge
funnel-like sleeves trimmed with black
and pale yellow silk braid. Her trous-
crs were of black silk, also bordered
with pale yellow; her bcatlikc sabOts
were embroidered with blue silk and
the deep white soles provide an area
of about three square inches for the
maid to stand erect upon. Another
Celestial maiden was sim ply dressed,
except that garment which among
Chr stians is peculiar to males was Il
gorgeous orange silk, and her stockings,
evidently of American make, were of
red silk with clocks up the side. A
third girl wore an azure blue skirt, a
crimson coat, and bright green trousers.
Still another wore pale violet cloak
over dark blue blouse, her trowsers
also being green. A very brilliant
costume was crimson silk coat with Il
broad band of green and red embroidery
running all around the skirt, neck, and
AMI sleeves; the trousers were br Ght
blue and the shoes prettily embroider-
ed in pink and gold. A pale blue
cloak, violet trousers with yellow
trimmings, pearl-beaded headdress. and
finelyworked silver bangles on wrists
and ankles formed the principa
features of the costume of a small Mon
gol maiden, who held in her hand the
dimiuutive cue of her small brother who
trotted before her. The boy was hard
" less attractively dressed. aud his pale
pink silk round hat was decorated with
a bright-red silk knob. and huge tassel
of the same material and color. Some
of the smaller girls wore sleeveless
jackets over their under-garments. very
much like the men. One wore slate
colored silken under-garment with a
white satin, sleeveless jacket and
trousers also of the same soft-shaded
material as the under-garment. One
of the strangest dresses of all was a
salmon-colored silk coat with lengthy
skirts. from under which peeped out a
pair of bright-green trousers, en-
broidered with black and pnk silk. The
older women are much more quietly
dressed, generally wearing but one
color, and that of 4 dark shade, such as
violet. dark blue. or purplc.-San
Francisco Chronicle.